End-gate



(No Model.)

T.B.BURR.

END ernia.` 110.411.578.

Patented Sept.*24. 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEIcE.

THEODORE B. BURR, OF HABLAN, IOVA.

SPECIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,578, dated September 24, 1889.

Application filed July 8, 1889. Serial No. 316,832. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEoDoRE B. BURR, of Harlan, in the county of Shelby and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in End-Gates, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to end-gates, and has for its object to improve the construction of the end-gate for which Letters Patent were granted to myself May 28, 1889, No. 404,071, and especially to provide a more simple, durable, and convenient means for hinging the lower end of the gate to the rear and bottom of the vehicle-body.

The invention consists in t-he novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate -correspondin g parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a partial side elevation of a wagon-body and a broken side elevation of the end-gate attached thereto by my improved devices. Fig. 2 is a partial front elevation of the end-gate, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one hinge-section.

In carrying out the invention, at each lower corner ot' the end-gate 10 a metal plate 1l is screwed, bolted, or otherwise attached to the outer face of the gate, as shown in Fig. 2, which plate is provided with a vertical slot or opening 12 in the lower edge at a convenient point between the sides, and upon the inner face of the plate a transverse cylindrical lug or rib 13 is formed, which lug or rib crosses the opening 12, the lower side being essentially Hush with the lower edge of the plate. The outer rear face of the end-gate is recessed to receive the cylindrical lug or rib 13, and a recess is also made in that face of the gate opposite the opening in the plate above the lug. Integral with the outer face of the plate, parallel with the outer wall of the opening 12, and close to said opening, a vertical guidearm let is formed, which arm projects downward beyond the lower edge of the plate and lower end of the gate, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The plate with the attachments described constitute one section of the hinge.

The second section of the hinge consists of a metal casting or forging, comprising an upwardly-extending curved arm 15 and a horizontal arm 1G, projected essentially ata right angle from the forward edge of the arm 15, the forward end of which arm lf3 is downwardly curved, and the extremity is bent inward at a right angle to the body, forming a lip 17, as best shown in 3. The lower outer edge 18 of the arm 15 is practically straight, and the lower extremity of said arm is curved downward and upward in the direction of the rear to form a hook 19. One of these castings or forgings is rigidly bolted or otherwise secured to each side -of the vehiclebody at the lower rear corner, the straight surface 18 of the arm 15 being flush with the rear edge ofthe side-boards, as shown in Fig. 1, the upper portion of the arm 15 extending upward and the arm 1G horizontally, and the lip 17 thereof is secured to the bottom of the velliclebody. The hooks 19 project below the lower edge of the side-boards of the body and to the rear thereof.

In attaching the end-gate to the vehiclebody one of the hooks 19 is made to contact with the cylindrical lug or rib 13 of each plate 11 att-ached to the end-gate, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The cylindrical lugs or ribs 13 articulate with the hooks 19 and complete the hinge of the gate. The arms 14;, attached to the plates 11 when the end-gate is in position as such, project downward upon the outer side of the hooks 19 and prevent lateral movement of the said gate, and in the movement of the end-gate backward and forward to and from the position of a scoopboard the said arms direct and guide the hooks into the opening 12 of the plates. I prefer to secure the upper end of the endgate in similar manner to that illustrated and claimed in my former patent, the number and date of which have been above set forth. In the drawings, however, I have illustrated a slightly-different attachment, consist-ing of two links 2O and 21, the link 20 being held to slide at one end upon the link 21 and hinged at the opposite end to the gate. The forward end of the link 21 is provided with a pin adapted to enter any one'of a series of apertures 22 formed in a segmental plate 23,which roo `for contact with the said hook, substantially as and for the purpose speciiied.

2. In an end-gate, the combination, with a vehicle-body and a hook secured to each side at the lower rear corner, projecting downwardly and rearwardly therefrom, of an endgate provided with a plate secured to the ou ter face thereof at each lower corner and provided with a slot or opening near the lower end, a cylindrical rib or lug extending transversely across the said opening, adapted for contact with the hook, and a guide-arm integral with the outer face of the plate parallel with one vertical wall of the opening therein and projecting downward below the said plate,

all combined for operation substantially as 3o shown and described.

3. In an end-gate, the combination, with a casting or forging comprisingr the arms 15 and 1G and the hook-section 19, of a plate adapted fo r attachment to the end-gate, provided with 3 5 an opening, a cylindrical lug or rib extending` transversely across.A the said opening and adapted for Contact with the hook, and a guide-arm secured to the said plate adjacent to the said opening, substantially as and for 4o the purpose speciiied.

4. In an end-gate, the combination, with a forging or casting comprising the arms 15 and 16 and hook-section I9, of a plate adapted for attachment to the end-gate, provided with a 45 Vertical slot or opening` in the lower edge, a lug or rib formed upon one face of the plate, extending transversely across the lower portion of the said opening and adapted to contact with the hook, and a vertical guide-arm 5o secured to the plate adjacent to and parallel with the outer wall of the opening, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

THEODORE B. BURR. Vitnesses:

N. BOOTH, WESLEY ScUTT. 

